View from the Heritage Shores Clubhouse

What are we doing this Sunday on Memorial Day Weekend? Well, I will be at Heritage Shores holding an Open House and I hope to see you there.

You’ll find me at 2 Canvasback Circle. This home is a spacious one-level contemporary with a split floor plan. It offers a large eat-in kitchen plus a dining room and large great room with a gas fireplace. Three bedrooms, two full baths and a two-car garage.

If you’re traveling to Coastal Delaware this weekend, stop in and say Hello!

What a great home at a great price in this community. There is no better time and no better place if you want to live in the area’s premiere active adult community with an 18-hole Championship golf course, a fabulous 22,000 clubhouse, a separate Fitness  Center and both an indoor and outdoor pool! Take a look —

Ryan Homes Model Site at Heritage Shores

Today I discovered where the new Ryan Homes models will be built at Heritage Shores in Bridgeville, Delaware. The homes you see in the background were the models for Lennar, one of the original builders at Heritage Shores. This section used to be the parking lot and the Sales Center for Lennar. This will put the new Ryan models on the main road, just before the Providence of Brookfield Homes Sales Center.

Which models will Ryan be building? I’m on it and I’ll report the news on this site as soon as I obtain reliable information. Where will the first Ryan Homes be located? I found the sites on Ruddy Duck Drive, the road on which the last Lennar homes were built before they pulled out of Delaware. These sites are well located on the golf course – very desirable locations within the community, on a quiet cul-de-sac. Buyers interested in a premium active adult community that features golf, tennis, indoor and outdoor pools, a large Community Clubhouse and every imaginable amenity now have a choice of quality resale homes, new construction from a regional builder AND production homes from a national builder. Which ones present the best value? Let’s talk and I’ll help you evaluate your options.

The rumor can now be confirmed by my camera this morning. I was at Heritage Shores meeting up with a cleaning crew for one of my client’s homes and noticed these new signs near the model home park -

Will this be a good thing for current homeowners at Heritage Shores? How about for future buyers for this popular active adult community?

Stay tuned as we report the developing story.

If you are interested in buying a new home where absolutely everything has been upgraded, elegantly designed and professionally decorated with custom paint, wallpaper and window treatments then this is the opportunity you’ve been waiting for. Why does everyone love to look at model homes? Because they’re gorgeous and we can get ideas for our own homes. Well, this is even better than that. Buy the model, get builder assistance with the closing costs and maybe even lease it back to the builder for a period of time. That would give you time to sell your house or wait til you reach retirement before you relocate.

If your idea of the perfect retirement home includes golf, socializing in a beautiful clubhouse, swimming year round, tennis, compatible neighbors and lots to do, this is the right time to take a look at Heritage Shores. I have been bringing buyers to this community since 2005 and many of my clients have become happy homeowners and just love living in Delaware’s premier active adult community.

Today, your choice of model homes for sale, inventory homes ready for immediate occupancy and better-than-new resale homes at terrific prices make this Buyer’s Market one for the ages. I know Heritage Shores and I will help you evaluate all your options and make the choice that is best for you.

Don’t delay. Call me to schedule an appointment before these homes are gone.

Low Interest Rates plus Inventory = Buyer Opportunity

The good news for buyers keeps getting better. Today we learn that the interest rate could drop even further for home buyers. The rate being discussed, as low as 4.5%, would only apply to home purchases, not refinancing an existing home. We don’t know much more than that, but we do know that the support for buyers has never been stronger.

Be prepared to take advantage of these low rates by starting the process now. Have you decided that Heritage Shores is where you want to retire? Have you zeroed in on the particular house? The next step would be to obtain mortgage pre-qualification, get together with your Buyer Agent and make an offer. Once you have a contract in place that both you and the seller are happy with, your agent and your loan officer can help you decide when to lock in an interest rate. We find that most buyers in the 55+ market are well qualified and generally obtain the best mortgage rates in any market. That rate could be somewhere between 4.5% and 5.5%, depending on your particular situation.

If you’re not sure what is currently for sale at Heritage Shores, click here for the most current information.

Every week another resale goes under contract at Heritage Shores. Some are under contract with contingencies, others are simply awaiting financing approval or home inspections, but one by one the resale homes are being purchased in great locations and at terrific prices by fortunate buyers. Homes on golf course lots without a lot premium, homes that back to an agricultural preserve on which no homes will be built and homes in nice neighborhoods and completed streets. For those in a position to buy, this is the year to do so, at Heritage Shores and anywhere in Coastal Delaware.

If you’re going to buy a home in a new home community, you’ll always get the best deal from the builder, right? Not necessarily. Sometimes a resale might be priced lower than a comparable new home and it may be in a better location without the premium price. At Heritage Shores, for example, the single family homes may back to the golf course or agricultural preserve or they may back to other homes. The most desirable lots are on a cul-de-sac with a view of a pond or the golf course or both. If the builder has a premium lot like that available, it will come with a premium price. Even if the builder is offering incentives or upgrades, you can probably do better with a resale home in a great location.

How can you be sure which is the best for you? Discuss it with your Realtor. Contact your Realtor before you go to any new home community. Get a recommendation from friends or a Realtor in your home town. Ask them to refer you to a local Realtor who can help you evaluate the cost and benefits of buying a to-be-built home from the builder or a resale home in the same community. If you are ready to buy and a model you like is available as a resale, that is probably the best choice. If, however, you have a home to sell before you can go to settlement, your Realtor may recommend looking into a new home for delivery in 12 to 18 months.